The last of the Oaks discharged their leathery leaves, and the deciduous canopy was completely absent from the landscape.  Stark and exposed, their skeletal forms seemed vulnerable and fragile in contrast to the lush, green boughs of the Evergreens who seemed…

With Thanksgiving upon us, the Holiday Season is quickly approaching.  November is almost over, and December is but a fleeting month.  It’s as if the laws of space and time are temporarily suspended, and the days speed by with awesome…

Winter loosened its grip, and the sun shone through the spaces in between.  The earth exhaled and  uncoiled, basking in its warmth and affection.  The landscape seemed to soften as all of God’s creatures took advantage of her benevolence.  A…

Winter settled in comfortably, as it’s apt to do, lounging upon the couch of life, shoes on, leaving an empty pantry in its wake, and hogging the remote.  Winter is here to stay, and will undoubtedly leave its mark. Winter…

The new year sidled in upon the snowy shoulders of our first winter storm.  Delicately laced trees rose above the downy blanket of snow that quieted and comforted the landscape.  It was, at once, beautiful and treacherous. Snow, for many,…

“The light of the Christmas star to you The warmth of home and hearth to you The cheer and good will of friends to you The hope of a childlike heart to you The joy of a thousand angels to…

Brittle was the air, thin and slicing.  The landscape creaked and moaned in its fragility – comforted only by the insulating embrace of snow.  February did more than whisper her intentions.  She hissed them. It will be some time before…

Delicately laced trees rose above the downy blanket of snow that quieted and comforted the landscape.  It was, at once, beautiful and welcomed. Snow, for many, is merely a nuisance. Although the aesthetics are undeniable, the beauty, for most, does…